Conducting triaxial test, Civil Engineering

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In conducting triaxial test to determine shear strengths for soil samples, what consolidation pressures should be specified?


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It appears that the selection of consolidation pressure is independent of in-situ soil stress theoretically. However, this may not be correct because the actual shear strength envelopes for soils are non-linear over a wide range of stresses. Therefore, consolidation pressure corresponding to the range of stresses relevant to site condition should be adopted.

 

 


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